Dr. Billi Wallace is an ophthalmologist. Dr. Wallace's professional affiliations include Saint Luke's South Hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, and Research Medical Center. She is an in-network provider for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, in addition to other insurance carriers. She obtained her medical school training at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and performed her residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Wallace has received professional recognition including the following: Kansas City Super Doctors.

Dr. Kevin Pikey is an ophthalmologist. His professional affiliations include Saint Luke's South Hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, and Research Medical Center. He is an in-network provider for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, as well as other insurance carriers. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Dr. Pikey attended Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine and Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School.

Dr. Komal Desai's area of specialization is ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Desai has a special interest in eye surgery and eye cancer. She honors several insurance carriers, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO. Before performing her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and a hospital affiliated with The University of Toledo, Dr. Desai attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. In addition to English, Dr. Desai (or staff) speaks Gujarati and Hindi. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Saint Luke's South Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City.

Dr. Timothy Walline's area of specialization is ophthalmology (eye disease). His clinical interests encompass anterior segment diseases and comprehensive ophthalmology. He is affiliated with Saint Luke's South Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City. After completing medical school at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Dr. Walline performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He honors several insurance carriers, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO. He has received the following distinction: Kansas City Super Doctors.

Dr. Nancy Kunjukunju is a physician who specializes in ophthalmology (eye disease). In her practice, Dr. Kunjukunju focuses on vitreoretinal surgical procedures. Dr. Kunjukunju is professionally affiliated with Saint Luke's South Hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, and Research Medical Center. She graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and then she performed her residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center. She is in-network for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO, as well as other insurance carriers.

Dr. Steven Cohen works as a retina specialist in Shawnee Mission, KS and Overland Park, KS. Dr. Cohen is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield Catastrophic, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Blue Choice. After attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He is affiliated with Shawnee Mission Health.

Dr. Thomas Black practices ophthalmology (eye disease). His areas of expertise include comprehensive ophthalmology. Blue Cross Blue Shield Catastrophic, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Blue Choice are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Black takes. Dr. Black obtained his medical school training at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans and performed his residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with Carondelet Health.

Dr. Dean Ellis works as an ophthalmologist. Dr. Ellis has indicated that his clinical interests include refractive surgery (vision correction surgery). He accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield Catastrophic, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Choice, and more. He attended medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Ellis completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of North Carolina (UNC).

Dr. Matthew Sniegowski, who practices in Leawood, KS, is a medical specialist in ophthalmology (eye disease). Dr. Sniegowski's clinical interests encompass plastic surgery procedures. He honors several insurance carriers, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Bronze, and Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver, Dr. Sniegowski attended medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Saint Luke's South Hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, and Research Medical Center.

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What is Ophthalmology?

An ophthalmologist is a physician who diagnoses and treats problems of the eye. As opposed to optometrists, ophthalmologists are medical doctors, and their specialty is comprehensive eye care and eye surgery. An ophthalmologist can:

see patients for routine eye care

diagnose eye problems

prescribe glasses, contact lenses, and medications

provide refractive therapies to correct vision, such as LASIK

perform surgery on the eye

Ophthalmologists are trained in the same vision screening practices as optometrists; however, their practice tends to focus more on the medical and surgical management of complex eye disorders. Although vision is important, so is the physical health of the eye. An ophthalmologist performing an eye exam will examine the whole eye including the eyelids, the muscles that move the eye, the front and back parts of the eye, and the pressure inside the eye.

Patients sometimes see ophthalmologists as their primary eye care and vision doctors, or they may be referred to an ophthalmologist for treatment of a one-time problem with their eye, such as an infection. Ophthalmologists provide routine care for patients who have chronic eye diseases, such as glaucoma (where pressure inside the eye damages the optic nerve sending images to the brain) or macular degeneration (an age-related eye disease that causes vision loss). In addition to providing routine care, ophthalmologists will perform eye surgery on patients who need more serious treatment, such as a corneal transplant.